in the body. Melanin is responsible for the coloration of skin, hair and eyes. If an animal is born with an inability to produce pigmentation, it is classified as an albino. This condition is ...

Hair serves an important cosmetic function for humans, and the hair follicle produces sweat gland products that help to control body temperature ... to correct the albino point mutation in the ...

The sentencing comes after Tanzania' President Jakaya Kikwete blasted the wave of killings of albinos, whose body parts are used ... of pigmentation in the skin, hair and eyes.